Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council
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<strong>Newry</strong> City Centre Strategic Development Framework March 2004<br />
How could we make those things even better<br />
Make it better<br />
Multi-storey car park/more parking 8<br />
Keep canal/river/pathways cleaner 5<br />
New swimming pool with slides 4<br />
Big venue for concerts etc 3<br />
Encourage people to shop in city/promote city more 3<br />
Keeping city clean 3<br />
City festival/annual event 2<br />
Encourage businesses to open in <strong>Newry</strong> 2<br />
Better signage e.g. shopping centres 2<br />
Winter plants 2<br />
More staff in shops 1<br />
More helpful/fully trained staff in shops 1<br />
Statue <strong>and</strong> fountain in Hill street 1<br />
Later night shopping 1<br />
More flowers 1<br />
More upmarket shops 1<br />
Extend commercial heart of the city 1<br />
Removing s<strong>and</strong>wich type signs off footpaths 1<br />
Do-up dilapidated buildings 1<br />
More regular bus routes to Warrenpoint/Camlough/Forkhill/Hilltown etc 1<br />
New ideas for Market which is dying on its feet 1<br />
More swans etc on canal 1<br />
A covered play area 1<br />
Old ship in habour 1<br />
Heritage centre/museum 1<br />
Another supermarket e.g. Tesco 1<br />
More seating 1<br />
Bowling alley 1<br />
Ice rink 1<br />
More quaint/specialist shops 1<br />
Rail link into city 1<br />
Another Post Office 1<br />
Pay Parking in £ <strong>and</strong> 1<br />
Responses<br />
What are the things you do not like about <strong>Newry</strong> City<br />
Don’t like<br />
Litter/chewing gum on pavements 19<br />
Traffic congestion 11<br />
Lack of parking 6<br />
Dog fouling 5<br />
Canal – bad smell 5<br />
Drunks 4<br />
Swimming pool/travelling to Lisburn for swimming 3<br />
Begging on Hill street 3<br />
Lack of facilities for young 2<br />
Crime 2<br />
Derelict buildings 2<br />
City is dull 2<br />
Traffic on Mall should be one way 2<br />
Sewage system 2<br />
Too many charity/bargain shops 2<br />
Not enough play parks 2<br />
City is not safe at night 2<br />
V<strong>and</strong>alism e.g. phone boxes 2<br />
Dangerous roundabout top of Monaghan street 1<br />
S<strong>and</strong>y street/Edward street needs facelift 1<br />
Uneven paving on Hill Street – difficult for wheelchairs <strong>and</strong> prams 1<br />
Chain stores 1<br />
Bus schedules 1<br />
Traffic wardens 1<br />
Lack of public toilets 1<br />
Lack of wheelchair access to restaurants 1<br />
Pay parking for workers of <strong>Newry</strong> 1<br />
Training station/schedules 1<br />
Pollution 1<br />
Flooding 1<br />
Graffiti 1<br />
Unfriendly shop assistants 1<br />
Religious divide 1<br />
Hidden Masts on buildings 1<br />
Responses<br />
Ferguson McIlveen in association with Mentor <strong>and</strong> Scott Wilson Page No. 50
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